Mr. DeLuke is
a Managing Director in Houlihan Lokey’s Financial Advisory Services business.
He has more than two decades of professional services and valuation experience
in the healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, and energy industries.
Mr. DeLuke is based in the firm’s Dallas office.
Before
joining Houlihan Lokey, Mr. DeLuke was a manager in PricewaterhouseCoopers’
Standard & Poor’s corporate value consulting practice, where his valuation
assignments addressed acquisitions, divestitures, fairness opinions, corporate
planning, purchase price allocations, and financial advisory. Earlier, he
worked for several years at another accounting firm, performing business valuations
and providing tax and audit services.
Mr. DeLuke
holds a B.B.A. in Accounting from Baylor University, a master’s degree in
Taxation from Baylor University, and an MBA in Finance from the University of
Texas. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Texas and holds the
Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) credential.
Mr. DeLuke is
a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the
Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants. He was also a member of the
Financial Accounting Standard Board’s Valuation Resource Group, which
identified and helped resolve fair-value measurement issues.